A Past Houses the Future
Photograph
A Past Houses the Future
ca. 1980
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (25.1 × 30.1 cm)
Gift of Jonathan Levine, 2024
2024.0041.0036
Inscriptions Typed in black ink on paper taped to verso and folded to recto BC: A PAST HOUSES THE FUTURE -- A futuristic monorail train, one of six that will trans- \ port Louisiana World Exposition vivtors through 82 acres of attractions, emerges \ from New Orleans' past, the Federal Fibre Mills building, one of the city's most his- \ toric structures. Built in 1904, the building is undergoing renovations to house, \ among other functions, the maintenance terminal for these computerized sightseeing \ trains. The world's fair opens May 12 on a riverfront site adjaccent to New Orleans' \ central business district and within walking distance of the French Quarter. \ -0- \ From: John A. DeMilia \ Carl Byoir & Associates, Inc. \ 380 Madison Avenue (212) 986-6100 \ New York, New York 10017 \ For: LOUISIANA WORLD EXHIBITION \ Slug: A PAST HOUSES THE FUTURE \ Neg. No.: LWE 5-R1-4 & LWE 5-R2-24 \ 123083
Printed on verso OA: THIS PAPER \ MANUFACTURED \ BY KODAK
Printed on verso OA: THIS PAPER \ MANUFACTURED \ BY KODAK
